Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 12.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 12.9 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Eritrea peaked at 12.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 123rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | — |
| 2001 | 6.3 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 6.6 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 7 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 7.4 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 7.9 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 8.2 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 8.5 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 8.6 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.8 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 8.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.7 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.6 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 9 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 9.9 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 10.6 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 11.6 | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 12.9 | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.53 | 6 | 8.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.74 | 8.6 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.88 | 9.4 | 12.9 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Eritrea?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Eritrea was 12.9 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Eritrea ranks 123rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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